IREC Rule No.1671: Traveling Allowance For Journeys To Give Evidence In Civil Suit

1671. Traveling Allowance For Journeys To Give Evidence In Civil Suit:-

A railway servant who is summoned to give evidence of facts which came to his knowledge in the discharge of his duties or to produce official documents in a civil suit in which Government is not a party, will be paid traveling expenses etc. by the court at the rates admissible to the railway servant for a journey on tour. In order to enable the court to assess the amount admissible to him the railway servant should carry to the court a certificate duly signed by the Controlling Officer of the railway servant showing the rate of traveling and daily allowance admissible to him for a journey on tour. If the railway servant is his own Controlling Officer, the certificate will be signed by him as such.

Note: These orders do not apply in respect of attendance at courts in the West Bengal state.